Foreign ministers of Georgia and Azerbaijan discussed the situation of the Udabno monastery of David Gareja monastery complex on the Georgian-Azerbaijani border. The two sides agreed to meet within the NATO Chicago Summit to address this issue. Besides this, intensive contacts will be maintained between the border services of the …
Read More »Azerbaijan to host OSCE PA summer session in 2014
Baku will host the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly summer session in 2014, head of the Azerbaijani delegation to OSCE PA Bahar Muradova announced. “Today, a letter with the consent of the Azerbaijani parliament will be sent to the OSCE secretary general. Holding session in Baku is very important in terms of …
Read More »Bulgaria’s Yuri Sterk named EU ambassador to Uzbekistan
Yuri Sterk, Bulgaria’s ambassador to Israel, has been appointed on 16 May along as chief of the EU delegation in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. He is the second Bulgarian diplomat to manage an EU delegation. The
Read More »Georgian President sees Chicago NATO summit as very important for his country
Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said in New York that Chicago NATO summit is very important for his country and its useful for progress towards joining the Alliance. “Recognition of our progress on the part of NATO is very important for us, and even though
Read More »Armenian ambassador to Georgia met First Deputy FM
On May 15, Armenian ambassador to Georgia Hovhannes Manoukian met with Georgian First Deputy Foreign Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze. The two discussed the collapse of the Armenian Surb Nshan Church in Tbilisi and launch of the overhaul of Armenian Drama Theater in Tbilisi, as well as bilateral relations.
Read More »Turkey to lobby for NATO membership for Balkan nations
Ankara plans to promote NATO bid for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Georgia at the Chicago summit. Turkey will convey the
Read More »Bulgaria pledge to help Azerbaijani get closer to EU
Bulgaria can play a crucial mediator role in getting Azerbaijan near to a European Union entry, according to Bulgarian Parliamentary Chair Tsetska Tsacheva. Tsacheva is currently on an official visit to Azerbaijan, where she has met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Tsacheva and Aliyev have discussed their countries’ cooperation in …
Read More »OSCE PA economic forum to be held in Georgia between May 11-14
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will organize the spring economic forum in Batumi (Georgia) between May 11-14. The forum is expected to focus the discussion on economic challenges of both regional and global importance. Around 250 guests from different countries of the world, including 120 MPs will attend the event.
Read More »Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s President on Monday in Kremlin
Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president on Monday. This is Putin’s third term in office. “We are entering a new stage of national development,” Putin
Read More »Spanish MP visits Georgia, discuss bilateral relations
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili received the Spanish Congress of Deputies (lower house) Foreign Relations Committee chairman Josep Antoni Duran. Duran hailed the political, economic and social reforms and said that his country supports Georgia’s aspiration to NATO and the EU. The two parts discussed bilateral relations and economic cooperation. Duran …
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